Chapter 1743: The Giant-Toothed Pig by the Lake
Chapter 1743 The Giant-toothed Pig by the Lake
Feifei saw his father's action, so he didn't say anything else. Just staring at the lake ahead. Wanting to see what's coming out, why is Dad so nervous.
It turned out that Zhao Zhongyao saw the bushes shaking in front of him just now, and felt that some animal was about to come out again. Moreover, he felt that this animal should be a relatively huge animal because of the shaking of the bushes just now. To be on the safe side, he hurriedly dragged Feifei to hide among the bushes on one side.
All around suddenly became very silent. Zhao Zhongyao was also a little nervous. After all, he felt that this animal must be relatively large. It can no longer be a small animal. But Feifei wasn't nervous at all. He also thought, it must be another small animal like a little wild boar.
But just as Feifei was thinking this way, the bushes by the lake in front of him shook for a while, and a huge animal came out of it.
As soon as this animal came out, both Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei's eyes widened. Because the two of them saw that this animal was really huge. It is much larger than the previous two small animals.
This animal is not only huge, but also has a terrifying appearance. The whole image is like a huge wild boar, except that the two fangs protruding from the pig's mouth are very long. And it is bent and twisted outward, with long black brown hair growing on the back. And it looks very hard, each root is half upright.
When Zhao Zhongyao saw this animal, he exclaimed,'Giant-toothed pig! '
Of course Feifei also saw this huge wild boar, and he was also very surprised, wondering if this animal was a wild boar.
Just after hearing what his father said, he asked strangely, ‘What kind of animal is a giant toothed pig? Is it just a wild boar! '
When Zhao Zhongyao heard this, he smiled and said, ‘Haha, it should be a wild boar. But it is not an ordinary wild boar, it is the ancestor of the wild boar. '
Upon hearing this, Feifei asked curiously again, 'Father, why did you say that, why is this giant-toothed pig the ancestor of the wild boar. '
‘Okay, it seems that you still don’t know this kind of animal, so let me tell you a story about this kind of giant-toothed pig! 'Zhao Zhongyao looked at Feifei and said.
'Okay, let's talk about it! ’ Feifei also wanted to know the story about this kind of giant-toothed pig.
There is an idiom called "pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger", which is also one of the thirty-six strategies, which refers to deliberately pretending to be a weak person to let the opponent be negligent, and then take the opportunity to win the final victory.
In everyone's subconscious mind, pigs are always considered to be the weak side. This kind of domesticated mammal has become a delicacy on the table. But in fact, the ancestors of pigs are not easy to mess with. Not only are they not cute, but they are an ancient giant beast, one of the overlords of the land.
If you want to talk about the history of pigs, this is far away. Dating back 40 million years, there are indications that domestic pigs may have come from Europe and Asia. Among the fossils discovered by people, it has been proved that animals like wild boars travel through forests and swamps. There are two types of pigs, domestic pigs and wild boars. Domestic pigs are plump and move slowly, giving people a lazy impression.
In fact, this is just an illusion. From birth to the end of life, they all move in a small space, so it is the acquired environment that limits the explosive power of domestic pigs. The wild boar is completely different, because living in the wild, there is no generous treatment for food to open their mouths, so they can only do their own food and clothing. Facing the complex living environment, wild boars are not only sensitive, but also have amazing attack power. It is regarded as a dangerous animal. In terms of combat effectiveness, an unarmed human is by no means an opponent of an adult wild boar.
There is also a big difference in appearance between domestic pigs and wild boars. Domestic pigs were domesticated in China. The history of raising pigs can be traced back to the early and middle Neolithic Age. According to the oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from the Yin Ruins, pigs had been housed in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Later, with the development of production, there was gradually a need to distinguish different pigs. A major innovation in pig raising technology in the Shang and Zhou dynasties was the invention of the barrow technology.
Domestic pigs are castrated, which not only makes them more docile, but also makes them calmer and more fleshy. To put it bluntly, the pork eaten today is all eunuch pigs. With the development of agricultural production, the technology of raising pigs has become more and more mature. It can not only meet the needs of their own families, but also serve as a sideline business, which can be sold for money. In rural areas, this tradition is still preserved. Closer to home, pigs look naive, and they are labeled lazy.
In fact, their ancestors were the complete opposite, not only ferocious in appearance, but also extremely powerful in combat. The ancestor of the pig is called the end-toothed pig, and another name is the bow-jawed pig. This is a genus of Eleurodontidae, which lived in Eurasia and North America from the late Eocene to the late Oligocene (about 30-23 million years ago). They can be huge, reaching a height of more than 1 meter and weighing up to 500 kg, possibly even 800 kg.
Such ancient monsters are not just vases. Their upper and lower jaws are extremely strong, far exceeding the bite force of a crocodile. If you put your arm in its mouth, it can instantly break your bones. Does this break your understanding of pigs in an instant? Don’t be surprised. Pigs were like this 30 million years ago.
How fierce is the end-toothed pig? It can be said that they are the largest beasts that have lived in North America after the dinosaurs. The pair of curved canines and many large hard teeth make it impossible for animals to provoke them, unless it is cannibalism. End-toothed pigs are similar to baboons in that they are omnivorous animals. Although they usually eat plants as the main food, when it comes to eating meat, many small animals become a delicacy in its menu.
Compared with saber-toothed tigers, end-toothed pigs are even more terrifying. They are not only huge in size, but also have excellent "weapons"
, and battle tactics. Facing the only possible potential opponent, the giant-toothed jackal, they can use their own weight advantage to directly strike, and they can directly stun the giant-toothed jackal that is bigger than themselves with one blow. As the ancestor of pigs, the full-toothed pig has a big gap in terms of appearance, body shape, and attack power.
They are considered distant relatives of modern pigs because they were an early offshoot of the Suigiformes, from which true pigs formed the backbone. The endodontic pig flourished during the Oligocene and then became extinct during the Miocene.
In a short period of time, the hog grew to the size of a bison and became the most vicious bully on the grassland. This identity image and status are unmatched by modern pigs.
Zhao Zhongyao told Feifei some stories about the ancient giant pig. After hearing this, Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said, "Dad, so the big wild boar in front of us is a full-toothed pig." '
After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao said, "This is not a Wantoothed Pig, this is a Giant-toothed Pig, an animal that lived on Earth 10,000 years ago." The end-toothed pig should be the ancestor of the megalodon. It was an animal ten million years ago.
After hearing Zhao Zhongyao's words, Feifei said, "This giant-toothed pig was an animal on the earth 10,000 years ago. No wonder it looks similar to a modern wild boar." '
‘That’s right, the appearance of this megalodon is already very close to that of modern wild boars. It's just that it's bigger and the fangs on the mouth are longer. 'Zhao Zhongyao also knows this kind of giant-toothed pig very well.
After hearing what his father said, Feifei thought that some huge beasts appeared on the earth 10,000 years ago. The most famous of these is the saber-toothed tiger.
As soon as he saw this giant-toothed pig, Feifei looked at his dad again and asked, 'Dad, since there is a giant-toothed pig here, will there be a saber-toothed tiger too! Didn't these two animals live at the same time! '
After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao said, "Who knows, this is Venus and not Earth." If it were on Earth, there should be saber-toothed tigers. Whether there will be here is not certain. '
Besides, after this giant-toothed pig came out of that bush, it stood there for a while. It looked up and looked around, as if to see if there was any movement around.
The place where Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei stayed was about ten meters away from this giant-toothed pig. Seeing the giant-toothed pig looking around, the two of them quickly stopped talking. I'm afraid it will find the two of them.
Zhao Zhongyao also looked at Feifei and whispered,'Don't move around, if this big wild boar finds us, it will be over. Look at its huge stature, the two of us are not its opponents at all. '
Feifei didn't dare to say anything after hearing Zhao Zhongyao's words, and stayed there not daring to move. After all, he also saw this big wild boar, which was huge and weighed about two to three hundred kilograms.
Looking at this giant-toothed pig, it stayed in place for a while. It looked up and observed the movement around it. When it felt that there was no danger, it walked slowly towards the lake. Obviously, it was going to the lake to drink water.
It's just that when the giant toothed pig came to the lake, it didn't dare to move forward again. It kept looking up at the water by the lake, as if it sensed some danger in the water.
As soon as Feifei saw this phenomenon, he thought of the scenes he saw on TV watching programs like "Animal World". Some animals went to the river to drink water, but when they were drinking, a huge crocodile suddenly jumped out of the water, and then bit the head or legs of the drinking animal, and then vigorously smashed the animal Drag it into the water.
Such shots are often seen in programs like "Animal World" that specialize in animals.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Feifei thought of such a scene. It feels like this giant toothed pig is also hesitating whether there will be a big crocodile in the water!
Thinking of this, Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and asked in a low voice,'Dad, do you think there will be big crocodiles in this lake? '
After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao said, 'Who knows! It seems that there is nothing in the water. There must be some danger that makes this giant-toothed pig so scared. '
'Okay, let's see what monsters will appear in the water later. ’ Feifei feels that there must be some monster in this lake. Otherwise, this giant toothed pig wouldn't be so scared, it didn't dare to go directly to the lake to drink water.
However, considering that the giant toothed pig has such a huge body, it is still afraid of the monsters in the water, which shows that the monsters in the water must be very huge. Even such a huge megalodon is a little scared.
Thinking of this, Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao again and said, Dad, from this point of view, there must be a huge monster in the water. Otherwise, this giant-toothed pig wouldn't be so scared and wouldn't dare to drink water directly. '
'Yes, it must be so. The monster in the water must be very huge, otherwise, it would not be enough for this giant toothed pig to be so cautious. '
Zhao Zhongyao has also seen some scenes in "Animal World". Knowing that in this case, there must be some monster staying in the water.
Besides, after hesitating for a while at the water's edge, this giant toothed pig still walked slowly towards the water's edge. Obviously, it is also very thirsty, and wants to drink water quickly.
After all, this is Venus, even though there is water here, the temperature is still very high. Because it can be seen with the naked eye that the entire surface of the lake is warm with water and air, obviously the temperature here is still very high.
By the way, Zhao Zhongyao also measured the temperature here with the measuring tools in the spacesuit. He saw that the temperature here was fifty-six degrees. Although this temperature is much lower than the temperature in other places. But
Relatively speaking, it is still a very high temperature.
It's just that Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei are wearing thick space suits, and they have no direct contact with the outside world at all. The two of them could not feel the high temperature here. But the animals living here are different. They feel the high temperature here all the time.
Therefore, the animals here need to drink water frequently. Because the temperature outside is very high, the water on their bodies evaporates very quickly. They need a lot of water every day to survive here.
This giant-toothed pig wanted to go to the lake to drink water precisely because it felt thirsty. But he is very careful. Because the lake looks quiet, maybe there is a huge monster hidden in it!
But this giant-toothed pig still couldn't stand the temptation of the lake. Or it is already too thirsty. Even if it knew that there was a monster in the lake, it still had to venture to the lake to drink water.
The giant-toothed pig now slowly came to the lake, first looking around cautiously. Then I walked to the lake and started drinking water.
While Zhao Zhongyao and Feifei looked at the scene in front of them, some classic scenes from "Animal World" immediately appeared in their minds.
A wild boar drinks from a watering hole in the African savannah. Suddenly a huge carp jumped out of the water, bit the wild boar's head, and dragged it into the water.